Allegra Libonati has staged the Arsht Center's bigger version of 'The Donkey Show.' Gretjen Helene

Choreographer Rosie Herrera is a key part of the creative team for Miami's version of 'The Donkey Show.'

The audience arrives for the opening of The Donkey Show, A Midsummer Night's Disco on Thursday, July 12, 2012. The Arsht Center's big summer attraction, 'The Donkey Show,' is a loose, Shakespeare-meets-disco reinterpretation of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.' Set in a club on the Ziff Ballet Opera House stage, the piece lets theatergoers get their groove on as the story unfolds in scenes all around them. Hot director Diane Paulus ('Hair,' 'The Gershwins' Porgy & Bess') dreamed up the show, which is being staged in Miami by her artistic associate Allegra Libonati, and Miami's own Rosie Herrera, with several of the performers hailing from Herrera's troupe.  Al Diaz

Diane Paulus

Derick Pierson performs as the fairy Starshine in "The Donkey Show" as members of a preview audience dance and mingle in the background. Al Diaz

Luke Stockton performs as Woodbine in "The Donkey Show" as preview audience members join in a conga line. Al Diaz

Members of a preview audience mingle in the background as a "Donkey Show" dancer performs. Al Diaz

Singer Inger Hanna performs as Pepper in "The Donkey Show." Al Diaz

Luis Cuevas performs as Dr. Wheelgood/Puck on Rollerskates in "The Donkey Show." Al Diaz

At left, audience member Margie Eisenberg poses with cast members Carolina Pozo as Dimitri and Leah Verier-Dunn as Helen on Thursday, July 12, 2012. The Arsht Center's big summer attraction, 'The Donkey Show,' is a loose, Shakespeare-meets-disco reinterpretation of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.' Al Diaz

Stephanie Chisholm, Club Oberon's disco diva performs durin in 'The Donkey Show: A Midsummer Night's Disco' on Thursday, July 12, 2012. The Arsht Center's big summer attraction is a loose, Shakespeare-meets-disco reinterpretation of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.' Al Diaz

Stephanie Chisholm is carried across the disco floor during the performance of The Donkey Show, A Midsummer Night's Disco on Thursday, July 12, 2012. The Arsht Center's big summer attraction, 'The Donkey Show,' is a loose, Shakespeare-meets-disco reinterpretation of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.' Set in a club on the Ziff Ballet Opera House stage, the piece lets theatergoers get their groove on as the story unfolds in scenes all around them. Hot director Diane Paulus ('Hair,' 'The Gershwins' Porgy & Bess') dreamed up the show, which is being staged in Miami by her artistic associate Allegra Libonati, and Miami's own Rosie Herrera, with several of the performers hailing from Herrera's troupe.  Al Diaz

Liony Garcia performs as Peaseblossom" during performance of The Donkey Show, A Midsummer Night's Disco on Thursday, July 12, 2012. The Arsht Center's big summer attraction, 'The Donkey Show,' is a loose, Shakespeare-meets-disco reinterpretation of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.' Set in a club on the Ziff Ballet Opera House stage, the piece lets theatergoers get their groove on as the story unfolds in scenes all around them. Hot director Diane Paulus ('Hair,' 'The Gershwins' Porgy & Bess') dreamed up the show, which is being staged in Miami by her artistic associate Allegra Libonati, and Miami's own Rosie Herrera, with several of the performers hailing from Herrera's troupe.  Al Diaz

Audience member Maria Perez jumps on stage to dance with the Fairy performers on Thursday, July 12, 2012. The Arsht Center's big summer attraction, 'The Donkey Show,' is a loose, Shakespeare-meets-disco reinterpretation of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.' Set in a club on the Ziff Ballet Opera House stage, the piece lets theatergoers get their groove on as the story unfolds in scenes all around them. Hot director Diane Paulus ('Hair,' 'The Gershwins' Porgy & Bess') dreamed up the show, which is being staged in Miami by her artistic associate Allegra Libonati, and Miami's own Rosie Herrera, with several of the performers hailing from Herrera's troupe.  Al Diaz

Audience member Margie Eisenberg jumps on stage to dance with the Fairy performers on Thursday, July 12, 2012. The Arsht Center's big summer attraction, 'The Donkey Show,' is a loose, Shakespeare-meets-disco reinterpretation of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.' Set in a club on the Ziff Ballet Opera House stage, the piece lets theatergoers get their groove on as the story unfolds in scenes all around them. Hot director Diane Paulus ('Hair,' 'The Gershwins' Porgy & Bess') dreamed up the show, which is being staged in Miami by her artistic associate Allegra Libonati, and Miami's own Rosie Herrera, with several of the performers hailing from Herrera's troupe.  Al Diaz

Katie Stirman performs as "Candi, the Socialite" on Thursday, July 12, 2012. The Arsht Center's big summer attraction, 'The Donkey Show,' is a loose, Shakespeare-meets-disco reinterpretation of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.' Set in a club on the Ziff Ballet Opera House stage, the piece lets theatergoers get their groove on as the story unfolds in scenes all around them. Hot director Diane Paulus ('Hair,' 'The Gershwins' Porgy & Bess') dreamed up the show, which is being staged in Miami by her artistic associate Allegra Libonati, and Miami's own Rosie Herrera, with several of the performers hailing from Herrera's troupe.  Al Diaz

Edson Jean performs on the disco floor on Thursday, July 12, 2012. The Arsht Center's big summer attraction, 'The Donkey Show,' is a loose, Shakespeare-meets-disco reinterpretation of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.' Set in a club on the Ziff Ballet Opera House stage, the piece lets theatergoers get their groove on as the story unfolds in scenes all around them. Hot director Diane Paulus ('Hair,' 'The Gershwins' Porgy & Bess') dreamed up the show, which is being staged in Miami by her artistic associate Allegra Libonati, and Miami's own Rosie Herrera, with several of the performers hailing from Herrera's troupe.  Al Diaz

Harry Wayne "K.C." Casey of the KC Sunshine Band, joins the audience on the dance floor during performance of The Donkey Show, A Midsummer Night's Disco on Thursday, July 12, 2012. The Arsht Center's big summer attraction, 'The Donkey Show,' is a loose, Shakespeare-meets-disco reinterpretation of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.' Set in a club on the Ziff Ballet Opera House stage, the piece lets theatergoers get their groove on as the story unfolds in scenes all around them. Hot director Diane Paulus ('Hair,' 'The Gershwins' Porgy & Bess') dreamed up the show, which is being staged in Miami by her artistic associate Allegra Libonati, and Miami's own Rosie Herrera, with several of the performers hailing from Herrera's troupe.  Al Diaz

At center, Luis Sotolongo, a member of the audience, is pulled off the disco floor and joins disco diva Stephanie Chishom, during performance of The Donkey Show, A Midsummer Night's Disco on Thursday, July 12, 2012. The Arsht Center's big summer attraction, 'The Donkey Show,' is a loose, Shakespeare-meets-disco reinterpretation of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.' Set in a club on the Ziff Ballet Opera House stage, the piece lets theatergoers get their groove on as the story unfolds in scenes all around them. Hot director Diane Paulus ('Hair,' 'The Gershwins' Porgy & Bess') dreamed up the show, which is being staged in Miami by her artistic associate Allegra Libonati, and Miami's own Rosie Herrera, with several of the performers hailing from Herrera's troupe.  Al Diaz